Bass said the same type of forces came after him in a lawsuit, so he was not surprised when the criminal charges followed.

"They don't have me in jail for the Lester Street murders or something vicious," Bass said. "They have me for something I'm trying to make a living and take care of my children. I'm a divorced father myself and I've got custody of four girls, so they're just trying to interfere with that."

Bass said the threat may be that he has opened more offices.

"That's a big issue with them," Bass said. "We're growing, we're expanding. We have three locations and I'm working on two additional more."